Birthday boy Dominik Panka raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and Jean Montury called from the button. The blinds both folded and it was heads-up action to the flop. Panka bet 160,000, Montury called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Again Panka bet, this time 375,000, and Montury called to see the put four diamonds out on the board. Panka slowed down with a check, and then folded when Montury bet 540,000.
Valentin Messina opened to 105,000 and called the three-bet of Hossein Ensan for 230,000 to set up a heads-up flop of . Messina checked and Ensan took it down with a bet of 175,000 to increase his lead.
Dominik Panka is again the centre of attention as he looks like heading to another final table, but there are eight others also still in with a shot at €810,400. PokerStars Blog looks at the contenders.
Fedor Holz opened to 105,000 and Hossein Ensan called in the big blind. After a flop, Ensan check-called a bet of 165,000 and then saw the dealer burn and turn the . Again Ensan checked and folded to the second barrel worth 365,000 by Holz.
Shortly after, there was three-way action to the flop and it got checked through. On the turn, Ensan bet 100,000 out of the small blind and Dominik Panka folded in the big blind. Valentin Messina called in the cutoff and the river completed the board.
Messina bet 300,000 after the German had checked to him and Ensan eventually paid off the of the Frenchman.
Valentin Messina opened for 105,000 from the hijack and Remi Wyrzykiewicz three-bet to 250,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded, Messina called, and the flop came down , which they both checked.
When the appeared on the turn, Messina bet 230,000 and Wyrzykiewicz called to see the complete the board on the river. Messina bet again, this time 310,000, and Wyrzykiewicz thought long and hard before making the call. Messina revealed the for a rivered pair of kings, and it was good as Wyrzykiewicz mucked his hand.
Hossein Ensan opened to 105,000 from the hijack and Antonin Duda shoved for 1.2 million out of the big blind to enforce a fold after long consideration. One hand later, Jean Montury opened to 110,000 and Duda called in the small blind, so did Stefan Schillhabel from one seat over.
On the flop, Montury's continuation bet for 215,000 did the trick.
fedor Holz opened to 105,000 from the hijack and was called by Valentin Messina in the big blind. The Frenchman check-called one barrel worth 140,000 on the flop and did so for 390,000 on the turn.
The river slowed down the action and both players checked. Messina showed the and that won the pot.
Antonin Duda opened for 105,000 from middle position and Hossein Ensan, the man responsible for bursting the final table bubble in EPT11 Barcelona (the same tournament Dominik Panka finished 11th in), moved all in from the small blind. Duda only had 1.235 million total and opted to call it off.
Ensan:
Duda:
It was a race, and Duda was looking to hold to score the double. The flop kept him in the lead, but the turn gave Ensan wheel outs. Fortunately for Duda, the river was safe and he scored the double.
Dominik Panka's stack had dropped further after a pot versus Javier Gomez Zapatero.
Zapatero opened to 115,00 from mid position and both blinds, Panka and Jean Montury, called. The flop fell and Panka led for 165,000. Montury folded but Zapatero tank called before both players checked the turn. Panka checked the river and made a quick fold when his opponent bet.
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flop. Panka bet 160,000, Montury called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
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put four diamonds out on the board. Panka slowed down with a check, and then folded when Montury bet 540,000.
. Messina checked and Ensan took it down with a bet of 175,000 to increase his lead.
flop, Ensan check-called a bet of 165,000 and then saw the dealer burn and turn the 
. Again Ensan checked and folded to the second barrel worth 365,000 by Holz.
turn, Ensan bet 100,000 out of the small blind and Dominik Panka folded in the big blind. Valentin Messina called in the cutoff and the 
river completed the board.
, which they both checked.
appeared on the turn, Messina bet 230,000 and Wyrzykiewicz called to see the 
complete the board on the river. Messina bet again, this time 310,000, and Wyrzykiewicz thought long and hard before making the call. Messina revealed the 
for a rivered pair of kings, and it was good as Wyrzykiewicz mucked his hand.
flop and did so for 390,000 on the 
turn.
river slowed down the action and both players checked. Messina showed the 
turn. Panka checked the 
river and made a quick fold when his opponent bet.